2026 NCAA Division II Championships: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

2026 NCAA Division II Swimming & Diving Championships

• March 10-14, 2026
• Deaconess Aquatic Center — Evansville, Indiana
• SCY (25 Yards)
• Defending Champions
  • Women: Nova Southeastern (3x)
  • Men: vacant
• Psych Sheets
  • Men
  • Women
• Live Video: NCAA.com
• Live Results
• Live Recaps:
  • Prelims: Day 2
  • Finals: Day 1

Welcome to the day two finals of the 2026 NCAA Division II Championships.

The reigning women’s champion Nova S’Eastern had a strong morning and they will be looking to extend their lead over Colorado Mesa tonight.

On the men’s side, Drury currently sits in 2nd behind Tampa, but they also had a good prelims session and will be hoping to move into the overall lead, though Tampa has two swimmers in the 1000 free final heat.

WOMEN’S 1000 FREESTYLE — TIMED FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 9:38.98 – Emily Trieschmann, Nova S’eastern (2024)
• Meet: 9:38.98 – Emily Trieschmann, Nova S’eastern (2024)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Justice Beard (USML) — 9:45.71
2. Hailey Williams (NSU) — 9:50.42
3. Burlingtyn Bokos (TAMP) — 9:59.98
4. Laura Hodgson (TAMP) — 10:00.41
5. Fiona Byrne (CATC) — 10:03.05
6. Katie O’Connell (GVSU) — 10:03.08
7. Alexa Hieber (SVSU) — 10:03.47
8. Olivia Hansson (MESA) — 10:05.26

University of Missouri – Saint Louis junior Justice Beard earned her first ever NCAA Division II title in the women’s 1000 freestyle, touching in 9:45.71 to take four seconds off her previous best time of 9:49.78 from last month.

Beard grabbed the lead early, but through the first 500 yards, she was locked in a tight battle with Nova S’Eastern senior Hailey Williams. The two swimmers were stroke-for-stroke, with Beard holding a slight lead at the 400 mark, turning in 4:49.24 to Williams’ 4:49.53.

From there, Beard started building her lead, maintaining 29-mid splits throughout the next 100 yards, turning in 5:48.48 at the 500 mark to sit about a second ahead of Williams, who turned in 5:49.42.

Beard ultimately won by almost five seconds, touching in 9:45.71 to beat Williams’ 9:50.42. Williams improved her 3rd place finish from last year, just missing her lifetime best of 9:50.07 from the 2024 NCAA Championships.

Tampa sophomore Burlingtyn Bokos finished 3rd in 9:59.98, coming in under 10:00 for the first time, dropping about a second from the 10:00.94 she swam last month at the conference championships.

Tampa and Nova S’Eastern are tied for 1st in the overall standings with 63 points each after the event.

MEN’S 1000 FREESTYLE — TIMED FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 8:47.23 – Jacob Hamlin, Tampa (2025)
• Meet: 8:47.23 – Jacob Hamlin, Tampa (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Jacob Hamlin (TAMP) — 8:50.02
2. Sebastian Camacho Gomez (UFIN) — 8:51.45
3. Swann Plaza (INDY) — 8:52.90
4. Paul Demesy (WCU) — 8:58.08
5. Nate Herashchenko (CATC) — 9:00.78
6. Fernando Dehaudt (WIN) — 9:01.75
7. Miguel Carvalhosa (MKU) — 9:03.33
8. Jan Schmidt (INDY) — 9:03.74

Jacob Hamlin earned his 2nd straight title in the men’s 1000 freestyle for Tampa, touching in 8:50.02 to come in just over a second ahead of Findlay’s Sebastian Camacho Gomez’s 8:51.45.

Hamlin took over the lead at the 150 mark after sitting just behind Camacho Gomez through the first 100, turning in 49.68 to Camacho Gomez’s 49.61. Hamlin dropped is splits to the 26-mid to low range through the next 200 to grab the lead.

At the 500, Hamlin turned two-and-a-half seconds ahead of the field in 4:21.73 to Swam Plaza’s 4:32.79 in 2nd overall. From there, Hamlin fell off his pace a little, splitting a few 27 second 50s as Camacho Gomez began making up a little ground.

Hamlin just missed his lifetime best and NCAA record time of 8:47.23 by about three seconds, but his swimw as a new season best time by 10 seconds. Camacho Gomez’s swim was a new personal best by about eight seconds from the 8:59.39 he swam last month at the Kenyon College Fast Chance Invite

Swann Plaza, who was the top seed coming into the race, finished 3rd in 8:52.90, which was also a new best. He dropped about a second from the 8:53.72 he swam at the Great Lakes Valley Championships last month.

WOMEN’S 200 IM –FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 1:55.63 – Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC) (2016)
• Meet: 1:55.63 – Patri Castro Ortega, Queens (NC) (2016)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Emilia Ronningdal (NSU) — 1:58.83
2. Gwen Bergum (DRUR) — 1:59.11
3. Celina Schmidt (INDY) — 1:59.42
4. Livia Rodrigues (UWF) — 2:00.83
5. Emily Mears-Bentley (UFIN) — 2:00.84
6. Maria Fe Munoz (DRUR) — 2:00.96
7. Sidni Meister (TAMP) — 2:01.12
8. Nikol Maniko (DRUR) — 2:01.72

In 2023, then freshman Emilia Ronningdal won the women’s 200 IM title in 1:57.78. In 2024, she finished 3rd, and in 2025, she was 5th. Now, as a senior Nova Southeastern’s Ronningdal returned to the top of the podium, swimming the fastest final 50 in the field to touch in 1:58.83.

Ronningdal sat in 7th after the butterfly, splitting 26.31. The only swimmer behind her was Drury’s Gwen Bergum, who turned in 26.54. Livia Rodrigues led in 25.88, about half-a-second ahead of Ronningdal.

The backstroke saw quite a bit of movement, with Ronningdal moving into 3rd after splitting 29.89, the 2nd fastest backstroke split in the field. Bergum split 31.18 to stay in 8th overall

On the breaststroke, Ronningdal moved up to 2nd, splitting 34.22 as Bergum split 32.52 to move into the overall lead, passing seven swimmers in the process. Bergum turned in 1:30.24, two tenths ahead of Ronningdal’s 1:30.42 in 2nd.

On the freestyle, Ronningdal had a massive 28.41 closing split, the fastest in the final, to take over the lead and stand on top of the podium. Bergum was 28.87 to hold onto 2nd with her 1:59.11, and 5th year Celina Schmidt finished 3rd in 1:59.42.

This was Bergum’s first time under 2:00 in the event, taking two seconds off her previous best 2:01.22 from the SMU Invite in November. Schmidt dropped two tenths from the 1:59.68 she swam to finish 2nd at last year’s meet.

MEN’S 200 IM –FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 1:41.61 – Marius Kusch, Queens (NC) (2018)
• Meet: 1:41.61 – Marius Kusch, Queens (NC) (2018)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Jeremias Pock (INDY) — 1:42.93
2. Volodymyr Gavrysh (MKU) — 1:44.32
3. Alvaro Zornoza Quiros (DRUR) — 1:44.61
4. William Beckstead-Holman (TAMP) — 1:44.68
5. Belhassen Ben Miled (DRUR) — 1:44.83
6. Ivan Adamchuk (DRUR) — 1:44.91
7. Nicholas Cavic (TAMP) — 1:45.12
8. Ben Vester (MESA) — 1:45.52

Indy sophomore Jeremias Pock swam the top time in the men’s 200 IM by almost two seconds, touching in a new lifetime best 1:42.39 to pick up his 2nd ever NCAA title after he was the runner-up in the event last season.

Pock sat about four tenths behind the leaders after the 1st 50, splitting 22.37 to turn behind McKendree sophomore Volodymyr Gavrysh‘s 21.93 for the lead.

On the backstroke, Pock maintained his position, splitting 25.65 to turn in 4th overall, about half-a-second behind Gavrysh who held the lead in 47.50 and Alvaro Zornoza Quiros and Ivan Adamchuk who turned in a tie for 2nd at 47.53.

Pock shined on the breaststroke, taking over the lead with a massive 28.84 split, bringing him in almost three seconds ahead of Gavrysh, who split 31.72 and  two seconds ahead of Zornoza Quiros, who was 30.93.

Pock was 25.53 on the freestyle, about four tenths slower than Gavrysh’s 25.10, but he still came out on top, taking a little under a second off the 1:43.63 he swam at the Great Lakes Valley Conference meet last month.

Gavrysh also dropped almost a second from is previous best of 1:45.13 to touch in 1:44.32. Zornoza Quiros swam 1:44.61 for 3rd, a two tenth drop from the 1:44.87 he swam at the SMU Invite in November.

Drury senior Joao Nogueira swam 1:44.16 to win the ‘B’ final, which would have been 2nd overall. He added about four tenths from the 1:43.78 he swam at the 2024 NCAA Championships to finish 2nd.

WOMEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 21.92 – Bryn Greenwaldt, Augustana (2025)
• Meet: 21.92 – Bryn Greenwaldt, Augustana (2025)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Kirabo Namutebi (INDY) — 22.10
2. Kristina Orban (NSU) — 22.35
3. Agata Naskret (UWF) — 22.55
4. Troi Grubbs (UFIN) — 22.59
5. Zsofia Kurdi (NSU) — 2e.67
6. Tilde Morin (TAMP) — 22.78
7. Vanessa Weatherford (OCU) — 22.79
8. Zinna Nimander (DSU) — 22.87

Indy junior Kirabo Namutebi took the 50 free national title back after finishing 2nd in the event last year following her national title and NCAA record in 2024.

Namutebi had a very strong turn, taking a massive lead after the first 25. She touched in 22.10, just seven hundredths off the 22.03 mark she set in November of 2024, but this was her fastest time since that swim. She came in more than a tenth faster than the 22.26 she swam to finish 2nd last year.

Nova S’eastern sophomore Kristina Orban won the silver medal in 22.34, four hundredths off the 22.30 she swam at the Sunshine State Conference Championships last month.

West Florida’s Agata Naskret finished 3rd in 22.55, two hundredths off her best 22.53 from November.

MEN’S 50 FREESTYLE – FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 18.88 – Matej Dusa, Queens (NC) (2022)
• Meet: 18.88 – Matej Dusa, Queens (NC) (2022)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Maurice Grabowski (LYNN) — 18.97
2. Camilo Marrugo Montano (UFIN) — 19.26
3. Guillaume Guth (MESA) — 19.35
4. Tibor Tistan (TAMP) — 19.49
5. Lucas Minuer (DRUR) — 19.60
6. Richard Schmiedefeld (MESA) — 19.76
7. Evan Scotto Divetta (GVSU) — 19.81
8. Yuri Cabral (CRUR) — 19.87

Lynn senior Maurice Grabowski had a few major milestones in his 50 freestyle win. First, he dropped under 19. seconds for the first time to touch in 18.97, winning the event by almost three tenths.

Second, he officially became Lynn’s first ever NCAA champion, coming in ahead of Camilo Marrugo Montano’s 19.26 in 2nd overall.

Marrugo Montano dropped three tenths from his previous best of 19.53 that he swam in December of 2025 at the Calvin Winter Invite.

Guillaume Guth from Colorado Mesa finished 3rd in 19.35, a two tenth drop from his 19.56 that he swam at last month’s Rock Mountain Championships.

After the 50 freestyle, the Drury men hold a one point lead over Tampa, with 118 points to Tampa’s 117.

MEN’S 1-METER DIVING — FINALS

Top 8 Finishers

1. Max Wasiniak (WAYN) — 536.25
2. Ryan Campbell (MESA) — 531.20
3. Santiago Santodomingo (DSU) — 528.75
4. Zakary Kennedy (CLAR) — 521.35
5. Michael Flamm (CLAR) — 511.50
6. Ethan Coronado (CLAR) — 486.15
7. Zachary Schering (CLAR) — 475.35
8. Jax Juarros (MESA) — 456.05

Wayne State’s Max Wasiniak earned the top spot in the men’s 1-meter diving finals, scoring 536.25 to come in five points ahead of Colorado Mesa’s Ryan Campbell, who scored 531.20 for 2nd overall.

Clarion picked up major points, finishing 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th overall, and they now sit in 6th overall after not having a spot on the leaderboard before the event.

WOMEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 1:38.30 – Indy (2025)
• Meet Record: 1:38.30 – Indy (2025)

Top 8 Teams

1. Nova S’Eastern — 1:37.95 **New NCAA Record
2. Findlay — 1:38.49
3. West Florida — 1:38.53
4. Indy — 1:38.96
5. Wingate — 1:39.39
6. Delta State — 1:39.92
7. Drury — 1:40.17
8. Tampa — 1:40.37

The Nova Southeastern women finished the night and the relay with a bang, setting a new NCAA record in the 200 medley relay of 1:37.95, taking three tenths off Indy’s 2025 meet and NCAA record time of 1:38.30.

The Sharks trailed through the 150 mark. West Florida held the lead after senior Agata Naskret led them off in 23.90 on the backstroke leg. Mollie Morfelt split 25.48 for Nova and Emily Mears-Bentley was 25.25 for Findlay in 2nd.

The breaststroke legs saw West Florida give up a bit of ground with Alena Rosova’s 27.71 coming in behind Findlay’s Helmi Kakela, who was 27.33 and Nova’s Hannah Montgomery, who split 27.49. Wingate’s Natalia Dwojak had the fastest breaststroke split in the field of 27.29.

On the butterfly leg, Nova started making their move with Kristina Orban touching in 23.10, which was the fastest fly leg in the field. She touched in 1:16.07 to sit exactly tied with Findlay, who had Olivia Scheibelhoffer split 23.49. West florida still led with Livia Rodrigues splitting 24.12 to touch in 1:15.73.

The freestyle saw senior Maya Esparza split a massive 21.88 to touch in 1:37.95 for Nova, earning them a National Title and new NCAA record.

Findlay’s Troie Grubbs anchored them in 22.42, pulling ahead of West Florida’s Sofija Kendzior, who was 22.80 on the anchor. Findlay finished 2nd in 1:38.49 and West Florida was 1:38.53 in 3rd.

Indy’s Kirabo Namutebi split 21.71 on the freestyle, which was the fastest freestyle split in the field.

MEN’S 200 MEDLEY RELAY — FINALS

• NCAA DII Record: 1:24.46 – Indianapolis (2024)
• Meet Record: 1:24.46 – Indianapolis (2024)

Top 8 Finishers

1. Lynn — 1:24.15 **New NCAA Record
2. Drury — 1:24.63
3. Tampa — 1:24.68
4. Colorado Mesa — 1:24.70
5. Indy — 1:24.97
6. Grand Valley — 1:25.07
7. McKendree — 1:25.59
8. Florida Southern — 1:25.76

Coming into the evening, Lynn had never won an NCAA title, and now they have two and an NCAA record.

Maurice Grabowski led off in 20.99 on the backstroke, putting the team in an early lead over Tampa’s Rufus Bernhardt, who swam 21.43 for 2nd. Ivan Adamchuk was 21.52 for Tampa.

Maxim Tsyfarov split 23.46 on the breaststroke, a few tenths faster than Joao Nogueira‘s 23.64 for Drury. Tampa’s River streefland split 24.05. Jeremias Pock had the fastest breaststroke split for Indy in 22.76

Vitaly Kostin was 20.53 on Lynn’s butterfly leg. Drury’s Yuri Cabral split 20.68 for them, and Tampa moved into 2nd overall with Tibor Tistan‘s 19.99 split. Oskar Sawicki had the fastest split of 19.70 for Colorado Mesa.

On the freestyle, Enzo Constable split 19.17 for Lynn, touching in 1:24.15 to take three tenths off Indy’s 2024 record of 1:24.46.

Drury’s anchor was Lucas Minuer, who touched in 18.79, which was the fastest freestyle leg in the field, and moved the Drury men into 2nd overall in 1:24.63.

Tampa’s Ricardo Pandin anchored in 19.21 to touch in 1:24.68, holding off Colorado Mesa’s anchor leg by just two hundredths.

Top 10 Women’s Teams After Night 2

1. Nova S’Eastern — 163
2. Tampa — 129.5
3. Drury — 94
4. Indy — 87
5. West Florida — 81
6. Findlay — 72.5
7. Catawba — 59
8. Wingate — 55
9. Grand Valley/Colorado Mesa/Delta State — 53
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Men’s Top 10 Teams

1. Drury — 152
2. Tampa — 149
3. Colorado Mesa — 139
4. Indy — 120
5. McKendree — 86.5
6. Findlay — 66
7. Grand Valley — 64
8. Lynn — 61
9. Wingate — 58
10. Clarion — 54